Following the latest trends which showed Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma leading against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s candidate Smriti Irani in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, the former said that he would like to thank the people of the constituency and the Gandhi family. Speaking to reporters in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, Sharma said, "I would like to thank the people of Amethi and the Gandhi family. However, let the counting conclude. We will talk after that." As per the latest trends by the ECI, Sharma is leading with 62,358 votes, while BJP's Irani was trailing behind at the time of writing this report.